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ESPN Honolulu Rainbow Warrior play-by-play voice Tiff Wells with his six biggest takeaways from the most recent week. 1. First Time For Everything – Hawai`i has scheduled same-day doubleheaders in 2025 (North Carolina), 2022 (Texas as part of the First Point Collegiate Challenge) and 2018 (Tennessee as part of the Grow The Game Challenge). Never […]

By Tiff Wells 1. Day And Night – For visiting teams, it usually takes them about a set to get acclimated to playing in The Stan. Toss in it being the season opener for Loyola while Hawai`i had two matches under their belt and it was a recipe for working out the kinks versus relatively […]

ESPN Honolulu Rainbow Warrior play-by-play voice Tiff Wells with his six biggest takeaways from the most recent week. 1. Lasting First Impression – #WarriorBall25 marked the eight consecutive year for Hawai`i Men’s Volleyball leading the nation in attendance (7,072 fans per match). After waiting eight plus months for #WarriorBall26, the excitement for the season opener […]

ESPN Honolulu Rainbow Wahine play-by-play voice Tiff Wells with his six biggest takeaways from the most recent week. 1 – Another Lineup Change. Just when Hawai`i began to find some continuity with another new lineup and system, the injury bug hit UH…again. Entering week four of conference play, Audrey Hollis sustained a right wrist injury […]

By: ESPN Honolulu Rainbow Wahine play-by-play voice, Tiff Wells 1 – A-Town Represent. One of just three third-year players on the roster, Tyla Reese Mane brings a lot to a team that features eight newcomers. In a day and age when most athletes hit the transfer portal if they aren’t getting the playing time right […]

By: ESPN Honolulu Rainbow Wahine play-by-play voice, Tiff Wells 1 – Confirmation of #1. When Stella Adeyemi suffered a left knee injury early in the September 20th match against UCLA, both the program and fan base hoped for the best but also began to prepare themselves for the worst possible news. That news would come […]

By: ESPN Honolulu Rainbow Wahine play-by-play voice, Tiff Wells 1 – Play For 1 & 9. After learning of the season-ending injury to Tali Hakas a couple of weeks ago, Hawai`i was dealt another significant blow just seven points into Day 2 of the Stanford Tournament. After attacking a ball from the left side, Stella […]

By: ESPN Honolulu Rainbow Wahine play-by-play voice, Tiff Wells 1 – Play For 9. Playing without their emotional leader in Week 2, the Rainbow Wahine bounced back after the tough loss to San Jose State and swept both Utah Valley and St. John’s en route to the Outrigger Invitational title. With the ‘not available’ designation […]

By: ESPN Honolulu Rainbow Wahine play-by-play voice, Tiff Wells 1 – Wins Without No.9. Coming off a tough 0-3 start to the season (for the fourth time ever in program history) to the weekend, the Rainbow Wahine also understood they might not be playing with Tali Hakas in Week 2. A mid-opening set injury in […]

By: ESPN Honolulu Rainbow Wahine play-by-play voice, Tiff Wells 1 – Prayers For Tali. If you’ve watched Rainbow Wahine Volleyball over the last couple of years, you know that one player in particular plays with a lot of emotion. That player is Tali Hakas. The Junior Outside Hitter is one of three players (Stella Adeyemi, […]